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A brief summary of the decision algorithm to hospitalise a patient with suspect #COVID19 in Italy. Relevant to @trishgreenhalgh guidelines for #GP remote assessment

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Patients in respiratory distress affected with #COVID19 arrive with up to severe #hypoxia but usually normocapnia. Therefore no respiratory distress nor hyperventilation

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Therefore Emergency doctors decide to admit otherwise healthy patients with oxygen saturation below 94% (young patient) or 90-94% (older patient or with chronic lung conditions). For those not falling below the threshold they perform the 40 steps test

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